"Brennan’s has a new executive chef with an impressive resume, according to the Houston Business Journal reports. Joey Chavez, a California native, takes over the spot from former chef Joe Cervantez, who is opening a waterfront oyster restaurant called Pier 6 in San Leon later this year. Chavez has previously worked at Wolfgang Puck’s Spago in Beaver Creek, Colorado, Per Se and 11 Madison Park in New York City, and The French Laundry in California’s Napa Valley. Most recently, he was named best new chef by The Baltimore Sun for his work at that city’s restaurant The Bygone." - Brittanie Shey